System 3 again delighted video game historians when it today announced
the re-launch of the classic Epyx Commodore 64 title, Impossible
Mission
Impossible
Mission has some special enhancements for the Nintendo DS,
PlayStationPortable, PlayStation2 and Nintendo Wii.
It's hard
to believe that it was twenty-five years since the original release.
Impossible Mission was the first game to use real synthesized speech,
an incredible development when first unleashed on the 8-bit formats.
The original game included a random game-map system which ensured that
no two games were the same. Although the original still stands the test
of time today, inclusion of brand new graphics and sound ensures that
Impossible Mission is primed to thrill a brand new audience.
The
gamer takes the role of a secret agent attempting to stop evil genius
Professor Elvin Atombender who has been tampering with National
Security Computers. Players must penetrate Atombender's base,
attempting to recover parts of the system password whilst avoiding
deadly robots in a race against time.
Whilst the game has been
re-written from the ground up and features new graphics, 3D objects,
new Sound Effects and Music the gameplay remains impressively loyal
with the game layout changing for every new game. There are now three
main characters to choose from plus a brand new tutorial mode. The
player can now chose from three game modes, new, original and for the
purist; a hybrid mode with the original gameplay using the updated
graphics.
The PSP versions offer an unusual feature which allows
players to send a full copy of their game to a friend by Wireless so
they can try it for themselves.
"We've worked hard to bring
Impossible Mission up-to-date whilst keeping the original gameplay that
made the game such a hit in the eighties", commented CEO, Mark Cale,
"We're particularly pleased with the handheld versions which will
ensure this historic game can be enjoyed by a completely new generation
of gamers".
Impossible Mission is part of the Epyx back catalogue and will be available Quarter Two.
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Aaron Lockard, on Fri, 02 March 2007 08:54:21 , and has been read 161 times. It is filled under the following
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